The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Akweley Ocloo has said they are 50 per cent through with her promise to improve street lighting within 50 days in office.
According to Linda Ocloo so far, they are 50 per cent through and hope to cover the remaining 50% before the 50-day period elapses.
It will be recalled that Linda Akweley Ocloo has promised to lighten up the streets of the capital within the next fifty (50) days.
Linda Akweley Ocloo told reporters that the issue of streetlights in the region is top on her agenda and will personally make sure that darkness in Accra at night will be a thing of the past.
The newly sworn in Regional Minister stated that 70 percent of faulty streetlights in Accra will be fixed within 50 days.
“All these things will be fixed in no time. Within 50 days in office, we will make sure that at least 70 percent of the faulty streetlights have all been fixed,” Linda Akweley Ocloo said.
She added that measures will be put in place to curb the influx of hawkers on the street as part of efforts to ease traffic in the city.
“We are going to enforce the law. We will use the task force of the MMDA’s and the security forces to make sure that hawkers do not flood our streets.”
Updating Ghanaians on the progress of her promise, Linda Akweley Ocloo in an interview with CITI FM stated, “I will say so far so good. We are 50% through. We will be having a press briefing soon to let the people know exactly the streets that we have worked on so far. Today, the team is working around the Jubilee House and also a couple of streets around. I can assure you of the 50% work done.”
“We are hoping that by the time the 50-day period elapses, we will cover the remaining 50%. We have some challenges with the streetlights, but we are trying to work around it to make sure that we meet the mark,” she added.
Linda Akweley Ocloo further revealed that some of the streetlights around Okponglo are being tampered with.
She added, “About two days ago, our attention was drawn to the fact that some streetlights around Okponglo were being tampered with. There is a copper in the pole, and it seems some people are interested in that.”
“Some also want the photocell that is in the bulb. That photocell is being sold currently at GH¢150, so imagine a person steals 10 of those. These are some of the challenges we are facing,” she mentioned.
